Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 5, 1911, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI : HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOLUME 8. NUMBER 338, HOUSE DEFEATS TAX ASSESSMENT CHANGE Representatives by a Vote of 41 to 66 Kill Measure—Many Bills Passed. “NO TREATING" BILL LOSES OUT W. R. Mackenzie Named by Govern- | or as a Delegate to Attend Mon- | tana Development Meeting. | (By P. A. Wilson) Pioneer Legislative Bemidji Bureaun St. Paul, Minn,, April 5—By the overwhelming vote of 41 to 66, the bill seeking to revolutionize the present system of making tax ass ssments was defeated hy the house yesterday afternoon. This is the measure drawn by the Minnesota Tax Commission and! which provided for county assessors at salaries ranging from $800 in the smaller counties up to more than $2.000 in the larger counties, doing away with the present plan of township assessors. Many speeches were made for and against the bill, the strong point against the bill being that it would increase the cost of making assess- ments. Representative T. M. Fer- guson quoted figures to show that in his county the increased cost wonld be more than $2,000 a year. The senate at the afternoon ses- sion als killed the Palmer and Hopkins bill by the provisions of which it was made unlawful to buy an intoxicating drink for a friend and was known as the anti-treat- ing bill. It was lost by a vote of 54 w50, x %K The 1. J. Lee bill seeking to re- gulate the manufacture and sale of articles of food and other mer- chandise also failed to pass. The following bills were passed by the house: The Davis Dbill providing for a medical school inspector and health officer; the Dbill increasing the ap- propriation for free employment bureaus: the Fowler bill prohibit- ing the making of false statements 10 obtain property or credit; the Waescott bill providing for the pub- lication of delinquent tax lists; (this bill had the backing of the Minnesota Editori 1 Association and | Editorial | association) the Hauge bill seeking the Northern Minnesota 1o prevent fraud in stock foods and providing for gathering samples fox" analysis by the State Dairy and Food commissioner who is vested with power to enforce the provisions of the bill. The Kneeland bill proposing a| convention to revise the constitution of the state was lost by a vote of 74 1o 64, * K% There was no session of the sen- The busi- ness of ‘that branch of the legisla- ture is in as good shape as the lower branch is bad shape. * K % The House voted to send a ate yesterday afternoon. com- mittee of four to attend the funeral of Dean Pattee of the University of Minnesota and a former member of the legislature. As a further mark of respect the House will recess dur-| ing the time that the funeral is be-| | * X x | Speaker Dunn was up\ Monday morning had planned on taking up the gavel | again, he was persuaded by his| physician not to do so and in his| absence John Lennon has continued | ing held. Although and around and | to act as Speaker pro tem. Yester- day afternoon Speaker Dunn- felt so| ill that it is feared he will not be| able to resume his work in the Houae“ for several days. i xK¥ l Four Bemidji persons were visi- | tors at the capitol yesterday. Chester McKusick was here on business be- fore the supreme court. Game War- ' den 8. C. Bailey and Deputy Sheriff Helmer and Attorney E. Donald were the other visitors. HALYOR STEENERSON Me- “BLIND PIGGER” 1S FINED been named by Governor Eberhart as a delegate to the Northwestern | ;De\'elupmeut league meeting to be] !held in Helena, Montana, May 4-5.|Says That Wonderful Progress Has The purpose of this meeting is to| Been Made Since His Last Trip formulate plans f i | e plans for securing settlers| There. from the east and to stop the im- | migration to Canada. Other North-| ern Minnesota men named as dele- | Police Chief Harrington. gates W. H. Gemmell, Brainerd; | PRAISES WORK OF GOETHALS They found conditions to be such, John J. Kelly, Crookston; A. D. Van} that they at t;nee arrested Hanson Sickle, Warren; C. A. Moody, War- | . road; Israel Sjoberg, Roseau: Al-| Engineers All Agree That Plan ert Berg, Spooner; S. F. Aldermun.l Which is Now Being Followed Brainerd and A. D. Stephens, Crook- Is Wonderful Saccess. ston, Jens Hanson, Found Violating Law, Pleads Guilty. Last night about 12 o'clock the place of Jens Hanson on Third street for selling liquor without a license. Several cases of beer, a jug and | several bottles of whiskey were found in the place. kX % When arraigned before Judge Pen- The House drainage bills dergast in municipal court this af- ternoon, Hanson plead guilty to the charge. which | ‘ : were made a special order for Tues-| Congressman Steenerson, accompa- day at 11 a. m. were passed over un-' nied by Mrs. Steenerson, has return- | tl 11 a. m. today in order that!eq to Wachington after a trip to the | amendments might be perfected. * X % There are breakers ahead for the bill which lengthen the| triP and conditions: term of county officers from two to! | | After a short examination, it was Panama Canal, and when interview- | found that Hanson had two children | that he has a proposition under way, seeks to T LSRR, d‘\\'hlch will, if successful, result in e had an interesting trip an | the saie o his properts. It is now almost at the| barring two or three days of storm: . e e e € ¥s of stormy | the city attorney, P. J. Russell,| read of the calendar and should be | weather, the voyage was a pleasant |asked the defendant if he intended acted n iv ey aLed; apo Representative| ;. tWe spent six days on the Tsth-| o Teave the ctty it he sold his prop- McNeil has prepared an amendment | . o . mus and were shown every courtesy | eTty, Hanson’s answer was in the which has for its purpose a reduction % ¥ four years. soon. | affirmative. & N by the canal officials. The pmgresé; of fifteen per cent for all offices ot < : | Mr. Russell then told the court! affec ¢ the bill. | that has been made on ca on- | affected by the bill | : s been m . AL o ithut be knew Hanson had been a x.x x struction during the four years since | source of much trouble to the police Thomas Kneeland's recall bill! my previous trip is very gratifying.|and the mayor, but under the con- Vo auea e | At the rate of present progress the | ditions he should be dealt with| ! canal will e finished in about two ; rather leniently. He also said that passed the House by a vote of 65 to FHK Lo | the limit for the crime of which Representative Moriarity is still ¥ o 1H8nson was gt 90 days i after Dr. Stone's scalp. He made “The success of this great under-| $100 fig o ;m: o o o S N .| jail or ne, and that he would a motion yesterday that Dr. Stone '2King of which every loyal Ameri-| be brought to the bar of the House| °" Must be proud, is mainly due to and made to answer on a charge of € Wonderful perfect organization | S1VeD either 60 days in jail or a fine of $50. contempt for having ignored a sub-. (8t has been perfected under the °°. i ) Hanson paid the §50. poena issued Dby the special com- €adership of Col. Goethals. The, ee investigating the state board health conditions are of the best, and | the sanitary department never has re- | tsea sts etorts 1o ween tnem so. | FAYOR A LAKE BOULEVARD “When one considers how easy it United | s Lennon was undecided and took the S'ates to have made a mistake in its| Commercial Club at Meeting Last mat-er under advisement. Moriar- POliCY With reference to this work, ity later withdrew this motion only ©Mé cannot but congratulate the charges COuntry upon its good fortune. mi of health. Moriarity is chairman of this committee. The point was made that the Moriarity resolution Speaker pro tem| WoUld .have been for- the was out of order. Night Emio{ne Movement. 1o later present written | tending to show that Dr. Stone is in, ~FOUr years ago when 1 visited the | contempt, and that is the status at Canal it was still a mooted question whether it should be a sea level or| (ransacted at the regular monthly lock canal, and whether it should be| Me€ting of the Bemidji Commercial built directly by the United States Club held lasf.' evening. They carry or through contractors. To have| 1he resolution of the board -0f .di- tures totalling $11.105,330 for the | 70Dted either thesone or the otler| TéCtoTs n regard to the establishing While the state | ‘OUrse would certainly have r:sultea|°f 22 “gflcfm‘l“l department in con- until the ' in failure. The Society of Civil Engi- nection with the high school, wa.s other appropriations have been made | Meers of the United States held the acoepted, and -referred to the agri- it is more than likely that it will be | 10Sing session of their annual meet-| cultural committee. The | & on the Zone while we were there| Much interest was shown -and they passed resolutions unani- the question of building a boulevard mously approving both the plan of | 2round Lake Bemidji was brought the canal and the direct method of | UP: it being very evident that a ma- | construction by the government and |JOTity of the members were in favor | deciared the undertaking a wonder- | the proposition. The matter was | referred to the publc highways com- Much business of importance was the time this is written. * * % The three general appropriation bills are in. expendi- next two years. tax levy cannot be fixed = ‘when set at a maximum of 1.6 mills. bills will be considered as a special | order in both houses next Tuesday afternoon. The Crookston school of agriculture gets a total of $3%.200 * X 2 vi | ful success. After having caused mauy debates | ; . . “To those who now recall how four | ittee, for investigation, as to the or five years ago the newspapers and cost and where the best place for it especially the engineering magazines| Would be. . constitutional amendments have | Were filled with attacks both upon| Mr. Cooper of the Agricultural now passed the House almost in their | the plan of the canal and the direct| SChoOL, was Introduced by T. J. method of construction and the fierce | Burke, president of the commercial “battle of the levels” carried on in|Club. Mr. Cooper gave a short ad- congress, it is certainly gratifying to|dress in which he outlined a few hear of this wonderful unanimity facts relative to the experiment tgrms DYEH RETUHNS FHUM GITIEs]amnng these men who are, so m‘throughnut the state, and also out- 'jspea,k, specialists on that very sub-|lined the workings of the agricultur- | ject. al school which is being talked of | “The Panama newspapers all car- for Bemidji. b Iried articles with scare headlines| A meeting of'the public highways | about the mobilization of our troops| committee has been called for next Saturday evening by Chairman W. A. and having occupied much time the | three bills providing $100 ior avery paper which published the nropo: original form. They now go to the Senate for final passage. Was Much Impressed With Talk of President Vincent. |on the Mexican frontier. “It is plain that the Central Amer-| Gould. W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Iimms fear we not only have designs| | against Mexico, but against all of the | Central American repubtics, ana oven |JOHNSONSEGURESGONTRAGT| the countries of South America. This| | Jemidji public schools returned to the city yesterday from Minneapolis, Where he had gone to be present at | fon; yness overcome; will eventual the meeting of the state high school superintendents. Mr. Dyer in an interview with a representative of the Pioneer this | i morning, said: | Doings in Municipal Court. i “While attending a session of the | Hans Olson and James McPherson | superintendents’ meeting, 1 had the gions.” Erect Commercial Club Building. ' It was announced last pleasure of hearing Mr. Vincent, the new head of the University of Min- | ing on drunkenness. | Thomas Johnson, a nesota, talk. He has a striking man- | Olson paid the cost and was ordered: tect and builder. ner, and the way in which he talks| to leave town as soon as possible charges of most strict attention.” was 74 years 0ld and that he does| expects that the building will allowed his freedom. | of August. On a complaint made by his wife, The John Blaisdell was lrrnisnet? for drunkenness and mistreatment. He Aged Pioneer Is Dead. Cedar Rapids, Ia., April 5.—William G. Thompson, an Towa pioneer, died at his home in Kenwood Park, aged sighty-one years. Ju Tas . member o the-Towa.senste | Y43 EI%en ten days or & fne of $10 prior to the Civil war. . and costs. foundation will be next week. building. was raided by Mayor Parker and| jed had the following to say of the Which are dependent upon him, and; | suggest to the court that Hanson be | i | charges. 0 i | 1)y hurt our commerce in‘ those re'nBemidji Architect and Builder Will! 10 committees. | evening | were arraigned before Judge Pender- | that the eontract for the new com-|have been controlled and killed by gast in municapal court this morn- mercial club rooms had been let tothe Committees above named. Bemidji archi- have been controlled by said 12| Mr. Johnson has already begun‘stamly and continually cannot help but attract the listener’s | While McPherson, who said that he| to tear down the old warehouse, and | 282inst a1l progressive natures by be list of 12 men who have used their not make a practice of drinking, was | completed by not later than the first |infuence to shape the started J. H. Crouch has been given the contract for moving the old store fof this House have boasted that they MADE AGAINST DUNN Representative Stone, of Park Rapids Introduces Resolution in House | In Begard to Speaker. ; | IS AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT “It is Up to the House to Do With It as They Will,” i lator. i 1 | Says Legis- (By F. A. Wilson) Bemidji Ploneer Legislative Burean St. Paul, April 5.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—*It is up to | the House to do as it will with my| resolution,” said Dr. W. T. Stone of Park Rapids today, who yesterday | introduced a resolution making spe- cific charges against Speaker Dunn to the effect that he had packed the different committees of the House in the interest of the breweries, street car companies, doctors’ trusts| and others, “I shall not call up my resolution,” sald Dr. Stome. “I presented my| charges as a result of having been dragged by the speaker, who in a moment of anger, dragged me into| the Klemer squabble to the bar of! the House, where I was commanded to make specific charges, 1 said at| that time that I would prepare the! 1 have now done so0.- Let; | the House do with them as it sees| fit.” | The Stone resolution therefore did| not come up in the House today and | { probably will not. | Dr. Stone's resolution was pre- | who insists that he has an abund- ance of evidence to support the grave | charges which he makes. olution in full is as follows: WHEREAS, on the 27th day of i March, 1911, F. L. Klemer, a member of this House, was censured for using unparlimentary language and for| | making certain charges against the| | Speaker and the organization of this | House, which appear more fully in | the record of the Journal, reference to which is hereby made, and WHEREAS, upon the same day, upon a motion made.by the Speaker | of this House and carried by the vote of said Speaker and other members against whom the charges had been | made, in violation of the rues of this| House and contrary to all parliment-| |ary practice, said F. L. Klemer and W. T. Stone, members of this House, were called to the bar of the House and a demand made for an immediate specification of the individual and the committees upon which is based the belief that “committees are pack- ed in the interest of the interests,” and | _WHEREAS, the F. L. Klemer and | W. T. Stone before the bar of the House, each requested additional time in which to formulate a proper statement of the basis of these charges, which request was pre- emptorily refused by the House, and WHEREAS, it appears from the Journal of the House and the pre- coras of the proceedings of the pres- ent session that 12 members control | the important committees and through them the less important; these twelve men holding twelve chairmanships and 35 of a total of 77 places on the five most most im~ portant committees. Rule 4, Ap- propriations 8, Taxes 9, General| Legislation 9, Election 4. While | these committees contain reaction- |aries 60 to Progressive 17, the com- mittee on General Election standing 16 to 1. The following are the names of i these “Reactionary” “Standpat” chairmen of the most important committees and the number of com- mittees on which they are placed: | R. C. Dunn, L. Virtue, each 9 com- mittees. Pfaender, 7 committees. | Brown, L. D., Fowler, each 8 com- | mittees. Congdon, Spooner, Westcott, White | Washburn, each 9 committees. | Stone, C. E., and McKenzie, each The res-| WHEREAS; said W. T. Stone pro-; posed to show by the records and ! Journal of this House and by other | testimony - tnat the most important | legislation that has gone before this | Legielature including the bills on the Initiative, Referendum, Recall, Cor- rupt Practice Law, Direct Primary | That those committees in turn! | members. That 20 out of 26 Demo- | crats in this House have been- con- lined up {the two chairmen mentioned:in this legislation | above mentioned. in’ such a way as will be acceptable to the interests naving special privileges within the state of Minnesota. That these committees are not only ‘packed but jointly packed, there is no lack of proof. ‘Members are able to hold up ‘any bill tney see TEN CENTS PER WEEK. 1 . tion proposed. This has been done SPECIFIC CHARGES i Bivsssh, GOMMISSIONERS { WHEREAS, the charges for which F. L. Klemer and W. T. Stone were brought before the bar of this House, cannot in fairness be pronounced un- true without the most ample investi- | gation for the reason that it it com- | mon knowledge throughout the state and country that there is a well de- fined political faction existing in i 3 ol pt"tm o e the‘(‘,ounty Board Decides to Grant Peti- state of Minnesota but within every | i i it state of the Union and in the a.| ‘tion Signed by Citisens of Nor- ional Government, known as“Stand- | trami. patters” or “Reactionaries.” | thera Bel 2 That a considerable number of | this faction have been elect~d | through the influence of the corpora- tions and individuals enjoying spec- ial privileges. That the position and aim of this faction in the government of the dif- ferant states in the National Govern- ment is to prevent any legislation " . that will increase and further gov-| While Third and Fourth Are Enlarg- ernment by the people, or restrict 2 special privileges. - ed—Meets With Approval of Petitioners. VOTE TO REDISTRICT SECOND DISTRICT CUT DOWN That in the state of Minnesota there is a well known combination of corporations of this character in- cluding the railroads, the breweries and liquor interests, the street rail- way companies of the largé cities, the U. S. Steel company and the medical trust with other combina- - tions and interests; and 'of county commissioners voted to re- WHEREAS, the mover of these res-| district Beltrami county. olutions believes that an impartial | investigation will show that at the! For some time the residents of the last election the corporations and in-| terests above mentioned and known‘\ noviliern part of the county have felt as the Special Interes tribi P . Tires a0 eeste oonts Sfiigl dissatisfied with the districts of the Central Committee of the Republi-|,, i b can party, of which Ex-Senator E. k. | “'"'Y commissioners, and have felt Smith was chairman for the pur-|that some method should be pursued pose among other things of selecting | as many members as posible of this| Whereby the county could be re- House favorable to the said special| interests; and WHEREAS, the mover further be- lieves an impartial investigation will bring to light facts and circum- | missioners a petition was read to stances sufficient to convince im-; partial members that the election of | them asking that the county be re- e orga £ o A pesker and he OTERNUSHOD Of| Jivveiotay,, and 16 wak: i, Chst diske due in large measure to the influence | that the matter was considered and of the Special Interests and for the, purpose of furthering and perpetua-| @ Map ordered to be drawn whereby ting the control of the Government| the commissioners comld ascertain of the state by the said special inter-| et ¢ L ests above mentioned; and the exact districting that petitioners ‘WHEREAS, the Legislature of the | wished, state of Minnesota is the only body ; - in ine state that has full power and, After a short argument it was de- authority to order an investigation| cided that the plan should be accept- that is public and that can properly | . - lay the facts in relation to the con-|d, and the new districts will be as trol of this state Government by said | foljows: interests before the people. Now therefore, be it Resolved by! the House of Representatives of the| state of Minnesota that a committee | of seven be constituted from the | cluded. members of this House, three of}| whom to be selected by the mover Late yesterday afternoon the board districted. At the March meeting of the com- District one, Commissioner Rako. Town of Bemidji—Bemidji in- District two, Commissioner Helic pared with mucli care by its author, | Of this resolution, taree to be select- Clementson. ed by ithe. Speaker and the six so| named to choose a seventh member, | for ‘the purpose of investigating the matters herein set forth. i That said Committee is given full! power and authority to subpoena | witnesses, compell the production of | Ranges 33 to 34, town 163. books and papers, to take the testi-! aseh mony under oath, concerning the | And the point in the extreme north funds used by the State Centralj Committee of both the Democratic|"d °f the county. - and Republican parties, during the| District three, Commissioner L. O. last campaign in the election “f‘Myhr& members of this Legislature. That it be further empowered and direct-| Ranges 34 and 35, towns 146 to ed to investigate the nomination and| ;5; election of the Speaker of this Hous: N the appointment of the com of said House and the orgar of said committees and further auth- orized and directed to hold pubue|158. - sessions and to permit the mover of | fatito issil this resolution to be represented be- | District four, Commissioner Viggo fore the committee by attorneys to| Peterson. be selected by him_ without cost to the state, who shall be allowed to| AnEes 32 and 33, towns 149 and examine witnesses and to designate| 150. such witnesses as thew desire to to; 3 3 be called. That said committee is| 1anges S0 to 33, town 151. further requested and directed to Ranges 30 to 32, town 152. keep a stenographic report of the testimony taken before them and to Fanges $0:10/93, towa 153 report the same back to this House Ranges 30 and 33, town 154. with such recommendations as to Range 20 to 38, towns 155 and 156. District five, Commissioner Fel- WAS HELD TO GRAND JURY| -~ | Ranges 30 to 32, towns 146 to 148. Ranges 30 and 31, towns 149 and Langes 80 to 35, towns 157-158. Ranges 30 to 36, towns 159-160. Ranges 31 to 34, town 161. Ranges 32 to 34, town 162. Ranges 34 to 38, towns 153 to 156. Ranges 36 to 38, towns 157 and | 150, The decision of the commissioners | meets with the general approval of the petitioners and they feel that a {long wanted need has been granted Judge Pendergast Believes Hill May Be Guilty of Grand Larceny. After a short examination before| 1™ Judge Pendergast in municipal court this morning, Albert Hill, accused of |(OMPANY K grand larceny in the second degree, was held to await the action of the-‘ | To Be Held This Evening By Lieu- 1t is claimed by Isac Hill that the | INSPEGTION grand jury. tenant Kobes. defendant, sometime during last; 3 night robbed him of what money he| had on his person. This evening in the Armory, Judge Pendergast decided that the“ Company K the Bemidji member of proper way in which to handle the!the state militia will be given its case would be to hold him over to|annual government inspection. the grand jury, and fixed his bond| The inspection will be under at $600. | charge of Lieutenant Fred Kobes of Late this afternoon he had mot|the United States Army. furnished bond. | Lieutenant Kobes arrived from ‘r(‘rookston this morning, where he inspected the militia company of Hornet. that city last evening. Jim Green went to Canada last| week where he will make his fu-| ture home. His family will soon| Nymore. 7 Jjoin him. | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lovelace are Guy Angell, who- has served his|the proud parents of a poy, born last time in the U. S. Navy is visiting| week. : 2 Hornet friends. g Dan McCulloch arrived from La- A party in honor of Martha Crab-|porte Monday. tree’s ninth birthday, was held at| Miss Inez Bérnstile returned from her home on Wednesday evening. Pillager Saturday. fit and are able to.kill -any. legisla- AILY PIONEER. BEMIDJI; MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 191